It depends on circumstances of course. It is very easy for a small,
fast, maneuverable boat to approach from the starboard side in such a
way that a collision is ineveitable. That is why the Rules of the
Road/COLREGS burdens both vessels with avoiding collisions.
Which brings us back to video 1 where there is a big discrepancy in
the ability to maneuver.
Don't go "plume" on me ;-)
Excuse me.... I never claimed there was anything the tanker should
have done in the first vid. I thought it was 100% or close to that the
sailboats fault. The only thing I didn't hear, which might have been a
factor for the tanker to accept some blame, was a warning of five
beeps.
Right of Way
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